Stefan GP not on FIA 2010 entry list

Stefan GP’s bid to enter the 2010 F1 world championship appears to have failed, as the team does not appear on the FIA’s entry list for 2010.

With only 8 days until practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, Stefan GP were hoping that they could take the place of the fallen USF1 team. However, they do not appear in the new entry list, which is the final one before the season starts.

Also, this is the first time that Sauber have appeared on the entry list, as the list had not been updated recently until now. Campos Meta now appears as HRT Cosworth, while Bruno Senna is still listed as the only driver for the team.

The FIA has made the following statement:

"The USF1 Team have indicated that they will not be in a position to
participate in the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship. Having
considered the various options, the FIA confirms that it is not
possible for a replacement team to be entered for the Championship
at this late stage.
In the coming days the FIA will announce details of a new selection
process to identify candidates to fill any vacancies existing at the
start of the 2011 season."

This means that, instead of now, they will wait until 2011 to look at accepting a new team to fill USF1’s shoes, which may include Stefan GP.

Full FIA entry list:

No.

Driver

Team

Constructor

1
2

Jenson BUTTON (GBR)
Lewis HAMILTON (GBR)

VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES (GBR)

McLaren Mercedes

3
4

Michael SCHUMACHER (DEU)
Nico ROSBERG (DEU)

MERCEDES GP PETRONAS FORMULA ONE TEAM (DEU)

Mercedes Benz GP Limited

5
6

Sebastian VETTEL (DEU)
Mark WEBBER (AUS)

RED BULL RACING (AUT)

Red Bull Racing Renault

7
8

Felipe MASSA (BRA)
Fernando ALONSO (ESP)

SCUDERIA FERRARI
MARLBORO (ITA)

Ferrari

9
10

Rubens BARRICHELLO (BRA)

Nico HÜLKENBERG (DEU)

AT&T WILLIAMS (GBR)

Williams Cosworth

11
12

Robert KUBICA (POL)
Vitaly PETROV (RUS)

RENAULT F1 TEAM (FRA)

Renault

14
15

Adrian SUTIL (DEU)
Vitantonio LIUZZI (ITA)

FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM (IND)

Force India Mercedes

16
17

Sébastien BUEMI (CHE)
Jaime ALGUERSUARI (ESP)

SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO (ITA)

STR Ferrari

18
19

Jarno TRULLI (ITA)
Heikki KOVALAINEN (FIN)

LOTUS RACING (MAL)

Lotus Cosworth

20
21

TBA
Bruno SENNA (BRA)

HRT F1 TEAM (ESP)

HRT Cosworth

22
23

Pedro DE LA ROSA (ESP)
Kamui KOBAYASHI (JPN)

BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM (CHE)

BMW Sauber Ferrari

24
25

Timo GLOCK (DEU)
Luca DI GRASSI (BRA)

VIRGIN RACING (GBR)

Virgin Cosworth

Note: The USF1 Team have indicated that they will not be in a position to participate in 2010.